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Nicolas Berggruen

Investor

Investment Advisor at Berggruen Holdings

Los Angeles, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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About

Nicolas Berggruen is the founder and chairman of the Berggruen Institute, an independent think tank he established in 2010, and the founder and investment advisor of Berggruen Holdings, the investment vehicle of the Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust. He is co-publisher of Noema Magazine and co-author of the books Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century: A Middle Way Between West and East and Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism. He serves on the boards of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum Berggruen in Berlin, and is a member of the international councils of the Tate Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Experience

  1. Berggruen InstituteFounder and Chairmancurrent2010 — present
  2. Berggruen HoldingsFounder and Investment Advisorcurrent1984 — present

Investments

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BellabeatBlockstreamBylineCargomaticChange.orgClara HealthCloudNCConvoyDanceDataminrDoppler LabsEverlanceEzetapFlow EngineeringHackeroneHarborHelm.aiIlofInstaEDUKojoMirror Emoji KeyboardNubankOsaroProportunityQuartet HealthRadishSafeGraphSpace MonkeyTalivestThe Data FoundationThrive GlobalZaptic

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Who is Nicolas Berggruen?
Nicolas Berggruen is the founder and chairman of the Berggruen Institute, an independent think tank he established in 2010, and the founder and investment advisor of Berggruen Holdings, the investment vehicle of the Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust. He is co-publisher of Noema Magazine and co-author of the books Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century: A Middle Way Between West and East and Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism. He serves on the boards of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum Berggruen in Berlin, and is a member of the international councils of the Tate Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the J. Paul Getty Trust.
Where does Nicolas Berggruen work?
Nicolas Berggruen is Investment Advisor at Berggruen Holdings.
What check size does Nicolas Berggruen write?
Nicolas Berggruen typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies has Nicolas Berggruen invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bellabeat, Blockstream, Byline, Cargomatic, Change.org, Clara Health, CloudNC, Convoy, Dance, Dataminr, Doppler Labs, Everlance, and 20 more.
Where did Nicolas Berggruen go to school?
Nicolas Berggruen studied at New York University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance and International Business).

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